Question: O n April 1 , 2 0 2 2 , the Bush Investment Traders Corporation [ B I T ] purchased a call option for

On April 1,2022, the Bush Investment Traders Corporation [BIT] purchased a call option for ?(??$175??)on the Worldwide Hotels, Inc., [WWH] common shares. This call option gives [BIT] the right to buy 700 shares of[WWH]atan exercisestrike price of?(??$27??) per share any time during the next six months. The market price of[WWH] shares was ?(??$27??) per share on April 1,2022.On June 30,2022, the fair value of the option was ?(??$10,000??).On the following day when the market price for [WWH] stock was ?(??$38??) per share, [BIT] exercised the option.
On July 1,2020, Pelosi Corporation, Inc., [PCI] purchased a put option for $4,000, which gave it
the right to sell 1,000 shares of Sunak Ships, Inc., [SSI] for $30 each until July 1,2021.On
November 6,2021 SSI shares are trading at $25 each and SSI settles the option directly (without
receiving the SSI shares). The derivative has not been updated since the date of purchase. The
journal entry on the books of PCI to record this transaction on November 6,2021 would be:
On November 30,2020, Singh Inc., made the journal entry to record the exercise of a call option it
purchased on May 1,2020 for $9,500, which gave it a right to purchase shares of Balsa Inc., for
$10 each until December 31,2020. The fair value of the call option was last updated on October
31,2020. The following journal entry was made:
DR.... Investment- Balsa Inc., Common Shares ........ $145,000;
CR..... Derivative - Call Option ........ $18,000;
CR.... Cash ....... $100,000;
CR.... Gain on Derivative - Call Options ........ $27,000.
Determine the market value of Balsa shares on November 30,2020, the number of shares
purchased, the total overall gain or loss from the call option and the fair value of the call
option on October 31,2020.
Assume the same facts in Question 5 above. How much would Singh Inc., have asked for as a cash
settlement (net settlement)of the call option on November 30,2020 had they decided not to take
delivery of the Balsa Inc. shares?
O n April 1 , 2 0 2 2 , the Bush Investment

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